Apply for International Consultant – Harmful Practices, Senior Consultant, Seconded to African Union Commission (AUC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (260 working days for Non-Ethiopian Nationals only) Unicef Job Vacancy | Unicef Careers

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Background:

Empowering women and girls, and guaranteeing women and boys develop in a protected surroundings is on the core of UNICEF’s mission. Every yr, an estimated 12 million women are married in childhood. Africa is home to the second largest variety of child brides after South-Asia. The observe of child marriage has continued to decline around the globe throughout the previous decade. SDG 5.3 commits international locations to finish child marriage by 2030. Despite a marked discount in child marriage prior to now decade, no area is on observe to get rid of the observe by 2030. In Sub-Sahara Africa, child marriage has been declining at a lot slower charges the place fertility charges have remained excessive. A considerable acceleration is required as a result of the present price of decline in child marriage is inadequate to meet the formidable SDG goal. Child marriage is prevalent in all international locations in Africa starting from 2% in Algeria – 76% in Niger. The common prevalence of child marriage on the continent is 35%, which is larger than the worldwide common.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the technical supervision of the Director for Social Development, the Harmful Practices, Senior Consultant shall perform the next duties:

• Lead the method of drafting strategic paperwork (Policies and strategic plans) of ongoing AU initiatives on Ending Harmful Practices notably across the problems with Child Marriage marketing campaign and violence towards youngsters (VAC)
• Provide Technical help to AU Member States concerning planning and implementation of the End Child Marriage Campaign.
• Compile a compendium of authorized frameworks and laws in addition to scalable good practices at nationwide degree on ending child marriage and Violence towards youngsters.
• Support to set up an accountability mechanism on AU Member States commitments to finish dangerous practices together with amongst others: Progress stories, rating playing cards and nation monitoring visits.
• Support processes main to dissemination, and domestication of AUC insurance policies and packages aimed toward eliminating dangerous practices:  The African Union Campaign to End Child Marriage, the AU accountability framework on the elimination of dangerous practices, the Joint General Comment of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) on ending child marriage, and the African Union Saleema Initiative on Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation.
• Support the African Union Commission and the AU Member States on the planning and implementation of the AU marketing campaign on ending child marriage and FGM.
• Provide technical help in direction of constructing the capability of AU Institutions and AU Members States on identification, reporting and response of instances of Harmful practices.
• Support the visibility of AUC actions across the elimination of dangerous practices on the continent with high quality exercise stories, occasions briefs, and advocacy messages.
• Create linkages with totally different AU companions and stakeholders to strengthen help for AU ongoing initiatives to eradicated dangerous practices.
• Provide technical help in direction of the group of continental and international advocacy occasions on the elimination of dangerous practices.
• Along with AUC Officials, signify the AU in continental and international occasion on problems with Harmful practices.

Work Assignment Overview

Tasks/Milestone:

1. An in depth annual workplan:
2. A draft strategic plan for the AU Campaign to the End Child Marriage (for evaluate and enter).
3. A ultimate strategic plan for the AU Campaign to End Child Marriage.
4. A draft report on the mapping on legal guidelines and laws present at nationwide degree on ending child marriage in Central area of the AU member states.
5. A draft report on the mapping on legal guidelines and laws present at nationwide degree on ending child marriage/dangerous practices within the east area of the AU member states.
6. A draft report on the mapping on legal guidelines and laws present at nationwide degree on ending child marriage/dangerous practices within the North area of the AU member states.
7. A draft report on the mapping on legal guidelines and laws present at nationwide degree on ending child marriage/dangerous practices within the south area of the AU member states.
8. A draft report on the mapping on legal guidelines and laws present at nationwide degree on ending child marriage/dangerous practices within the west area of the AU member states.
9. A draft scorecard on AU Member States commitments on ending HP
10. A workshop for stakeholders in AU Member States on identification, reporting and response on HPs
11. Support continental AU advocacy occasions on prevention and ending HPs
12. Technical Support to AU Member States on domestication on AU insurance policies and packages on HP

Deliverables/Outputs:

1. Endorsed annual workplan (21 days)
2. 1st draft of the SP on AU program on ending child marriage (22 days)
3. Revised SP incorporating enter from AU member states. (21 Days)
4. Draft report on legal guidelines and laws in Central area of the AU member states on ending child marriage. (21 Days)
5. Draft report on legal guidelines and laws within the East area of the AU member states on ending child marriage/dangerous practices (23 days)
6. Draft report on legal guidelines and laws within the North area of the AU member state on ending child marriage/dangerous practices (22 days)
7. Draft report on legal guidelines and laws within the south area of the AU on ending child marriage/dangerous practices (21 days)
8. Draft report on legal guidelines and laws within the west area of the AU on child marriage/dangerous practices (22 days)
9. Score playing cards on the commitments of AU MS on ending HPs (21 days)
10. Report on workshops for AU MS and stakeholders on response on HPs (22 days)
11. Report on continental advocacy boards organised on prevention and ending HPs (22 days)
12. Report (all through the consultancy) 22 days

To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have… 

Minimum Qualifications required:

Education: Master’s Degree or equal in Law, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Gender research, Human Rights and Development or different associated self-discipline.

Qualification:

• At least 8 years (eight years) years of labor expertise on Child Protection and Harmful associated packages at technical and managerial degree
• Experience within the drafting of strategic program paperwork, technical stories and different thematic stories/articles is very fascinating.
• Experience in planning and supply advocacy occasions for coverage makers.
• Experience in offering technical recommendation and capability constructing help to excessive degree officers.
• Experience working in Africa and good data of the African Union and its regional and associated, nationwide, regional, and continental mechanisms is a good asset. 
• Experience in social analysis and information evaluation:  Skilled in conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis on dangerous practices and utilizing proof-based mostly insights to information programmatic choices.
• Policy and Legal Knowledge: Expertise within the authorized, coverage, and regulatory frameworks addressing dangerous practices, significantly in African contexts, and an understanding of how nationwide insurance policies align with worldwide requirements.
• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Frameworks: Knowledge of M&E instruments and strategies to assess the effectiveness of interventions aimed toward lowering dangerous practices.
• Experience working in a quick-paced International Organization is very fascinating.

Language Proficiency:

Fluency in English and wonderful writing abilities; working data of French, Arabic or Portuguese will probably be an asset. Knowledge of native languages is an added worth.

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, OFFICE BASED.

Please notice that purposes submitted with no charge price won’t be thought of.

For each Child, you reveal… 

Core Values:

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Accountability
• Sustainability

Core Competencies:

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drive to obtain impactful outcomes (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

To view our competency framework, please go to  here. 

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UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict child safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates will probably be anticipated to adhere to these requirements and ideas and can subsequently endure rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to present extra data to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. 

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The chosen candidate is solely accountable to be sure that the visa (relevant) and medical insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for all the interval of the contract. Selected candidates are topic to affirmation of totally vaccinated standing towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which should be met prior to taking on the task. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and are usually not anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply places or straight work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out capabilities for UNICEF for the length of their consultancy contracts.